IT Project Manager Job Trends in Kent

IT Project Manager
South East > Kent

The median IT Project Manager salary in Kent is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 76 63
Rank change year-on-year -10 -13 +39
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 4 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.38% 0.14% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.16% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile - - £48,750
25th Percentile - - £58,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,134 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.76% -34.49% +30.43%
75th Percentile - - £90,625
90th Percentile - - £99,250
South East median annual salary £52,500 £58,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.64% +6.82% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 951 622 577
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.31% 87.36% 89.32%
Number of salaries quoted 535 239 474
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,500 £23,108
25th Percentile £28,000 £40,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,750 £58,438
90th Percentile £66,250 £75,750 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Kent

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Kent

IT Project Manager
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Sevenoaks - 4 £50,000 -
IT Project Manager
South East

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, IT Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Business Case
1 4 (100.00%) Civica
1 4 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 4 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 4 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 4 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Map
1 4 (100.00%) Unified Communications
1 4 (100.00%) Web Services

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Unified Communications
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Media
1 4 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Business Case
1 4 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 4 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 4 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Map
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Civica
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft